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René Heinzl (* September 6, 1977, in Vienna) is an Austrian entrepreneur with a background in technology consulting and industrial automation. He is particularly known for making significant contributions to climate protection with AI solutions.

Life and Career[edit]

René Heinzl founded and managed several companies, including Brantner Digital Solutions, Building Digital Solutions 421, and Dr. Heinzl Consulting, and served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at MTB Beteiligungen AG, among other roles. In these capacities, he was responsible for the development and implementation of innovative strategies and technologies, earning numerous awards for his work (see Awards).

Throughout his career, Heinzl collaborated with a range of international companies and institutions, including Sony (Tokyo), Intel (Hillsboro), TU Wien, Silvaco (UK), Canon Europe Group (Peugeot S.A.), and the Österreichische Post AG.

Heinzl has a solid education in electrical engineering, computer science, and technical physics. He earned a PhD in technology (Dr. techn.) from TU Wien in 2007, specializing in semiconductor physics and theoretical computer science, after completing his diploma in electrical engineering at TU Wien in 2003. Before that, René Heinzl completed his Matura at HTL Donaustadt in electrical engineering. Through these educational pursuits and experiences in various companies, René Heinzl possesses a broad range of skills, including business development, technology integration, project management, as well as research and development.

Research[edit]

René Heinzl has made a significant contribution in the domain of scientific computing, especially in the development and application of numerical methods for modeling and simulation in physics. His research focuses on the convergence of discrete approximation methods for partial differential equations and their implementation in computer programs.[1][2]

In his dissertation[1], submitted to TU Wien, René Heinzl addresses the challenges and developments in the area of simulation technologies, particularly in the context of semiconductor device modeling. He identifies the need for improved interfaces and modules for application development in this field and proposes solutions to increase the efficiency of scientific computations.

Through the development of a topological interface for data structures and an embedded functional mathematical specification language, René Heinzl contributed to creating a generic simulation environment. These developments are not only relevant for improving scientific computations but also laid the groundwork for advances in areas such as neural networks, the expansion of topological concepts, and the development of higher-dimensional knowledge graphs.[2][3][4]

René Heinzl's works, such as A Unified Topological Layer for Finite Element Space Discretization[5] and A Dispatched Covariant Type System for Numerical Applications in C++[6], presented at international conferences, underscore his contributions to the advancement of numerical modeling and simulation techniques. Heinzl is the author or co-author of 72 publications at TU Wien.[7]

With the startup datAInsights, René Heinzl is tackling one of the greatest challenges in the field of artificial intelligence – the so-called 'hallucinations'. Their research aims to minimize this phenomenon, where AI systems generate erroneous responses, and is considered a potential milestone in AI technology.[8]

Impact[edit]

Heinzl has extensive experience leading teams and has successfully completed a variety of transformation and M&A projects in different industries, including retail, access control, and printing and publishing. He has also made significant contributions in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, as well as in the application of smart contracts for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. He also possesses deep knowledge in scientific computing and mathematical modeling, as well as semiconductor physics. Throughout his career, Heinzl has built strategic partnerships with universities and companies in the United States and Europe.

Selected Publications[edit]

  • Heinzl, R., Schwaha, P. (2011) A Generic Topology Library. Science of Computer Programming, 76(4), 324–346. (online version)
  • Heinzl, R., Schwaha, P., Stimpfl, F., Selberherr, S. (2009). GUIDE: Parallel Library-Centric Application Design by a Generic Scientific Simulation Environment. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 24(6), 505–520. (online version)
  • Schwaha, P., Heinzl, R., Stimpfl, F., Selberherr, S. (2009). Synergies in Scientific Computing by Combining Multi-Paradigmatic Languages for High-Performance Applications. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 24(6), 539–549. (online version)
  • Heinzl, R., Schwaha, P., Stimpfl, F., Selberherr, S. (2009). Concepts for High-Perfomance Scientific Computing. In J. Filipe, B. Shishkov, M. Helfert, L. A. Maciaszek (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science (pp. 89–100). Springer. (online version)
  • Spevak, M., Heinzl, R., Schwaha, P., Selberherr, S. (2007). A Computational Framework for Topological Operations. In B. Kaagström, E. Elmroth, J. Jackson, J. Wasniewski (Eds.), Applied Parallel Computing. State of the Art in Scientific Computing (pp. 781–790). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. (online version)
  • R. Heinzl: "Data Structure Properties for Scientific Computing: An Algebraic Topology Library"; Talk: European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Genova; 2009-07-07; in: "Proceedings of the 8th workshop on Parallel/High-Performance", (2009), ISBN 978-1-60558-547-5.
  • R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha, C. Giani, S. Selberherr: "Modeling of Non-Trivial Data-Structures with a Generic Scientific Simulation Environment"; Talk: High-End Visualization Workshop, Obergurgl; 2007-06-18 - 2007-06-22; in: "Proceedings of the 4th High-End Visualization Workshop", (2007), ISBN 978-3-86541-216-4; 5 - 13.
  • W. Benger, G. Ritter, R. Heinzl: "The Concepts of VISH"; Talk: High-End Visualization Workshop, Obergurgl; 2007-06-18 - 2007-06-22; in: "Proceedings of the 4th High-End Visualization Workshop", (2007), ISBN 978-3-86541-216-4; 28 - 41.
  • M. Spevak, R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha, T. Grasser, S. Selberherr: "A Generic Discretization Library"; Talk: Annual ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications (OOPSLA), Portland; 2006-10-22 - 2006-10-26; in: "OOPSLA Proceedings", (2006), ISSN 1652-926x; 95 - 100.
  • P. Schwaha, R. Heinzl, M. Spevak, T. Grasser: "Advanced Equation Processing for TCAD"; Talk: Workshop on State-of-the-Art in Scientific and Parallel Computing (PARA), Umea; 2006-06-18 - 2006-06-21; in: "Proceedings of the PARA Conference", (2006), 64.
  • R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha, M. Spevak, T. Grasser: "Adaptive Mesh Generation for TCAD with Guaranteed Error Bounds"; Talk: European Simulation and Modeling Conference (ESMC), Porto; 2005-10-26 - 2005-10-28; in: "The 2005 European Simulation and Modelling Conference Proceedings", (2005), ISBN 90-77381-22-8; 425 - 429.

Awards and Honors[edit]

Award Project Organizer Result
Scarabus Award[9] - - 1st Place
ICEBERG Award Brantner Hawkeye - 1st Place
Presse Digital Impuls Award[10] Hawkeye in Bio LKWs Die Presse 1st Place
Constantinus Award[11] UBIT B-AIR: PET-Flaschen Trennung 1st Place
Google Innovation Award (Nagarro)[12] B-AIR: PET-Flaschen Trennung Google 1st Place
eAward 2022[13] SmartBio; B-AIR - 1st Place for B-AIR
UBIT Staatspreis Consulting[14] B-AIR BMA 1st Place
Niederösterreichischer Innovationspreis Plastik in Bio Müll WKNÖ 1st Place
future zone B-AIR: PET-Flaschen Trennung Futurezone 1st Place

Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b R. Heinzl: (2007). Concepts for scientific computing [Dissertation, Technische Universität Wien]. In: reposiTUm. (online version)
  2. ^ a b R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha: A Generic Topology Library. Science of Computer Programming, 76(4), 324–346, 2011 (online version)
  3. ^ R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha, F. Stimpfl, S. Selberherr: GUIDE: Parallel Library-Centric Application Design by a Generic Scientific Simulation Environment. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 24(6), 505–520, 2009 (online version)
  4. ^ P. Schwaha, R. Heinzl, F. Stimpfl, S. Selberherr: Synergies in Scientific Computing by Combining Multi-Paradigmatic Languages for High-Performance Applications. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 24(6), 539–549, 2009 (online version)
  5. ^ F. Stimpfl, J. Weinbub, R. Heinzl, P. Schwaha, S. Selberherr: "A Unified Topological Layer for Finite Element Space Discretization"; Talk: International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM), Rhodos; 2010-09-19 - 2010-09-25; in: "AIP Conference Proceedings", (2010), ISBN 978-0-7354-0834-0; 1655 - 1658.
  6. ^ J. Weinbub, P. Schwaha, R. Heinzl, F. Stimpfl, S. Selberherr: "A Dispatched Covariant Type System for Numerical Applications in C++"; Talk: International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM), Rhodos; 2010-09-19 - 2010-09-25; in: "AIP Conference Proceedings", (2010), ISBN 978-0-7354-0834-0; 1663 - 1666.
  7. ^ Website of publications of René Heinzl at TU Wien (online version)
  8. ^ Momcilo Nikolic (2024-03-20). "datAInsights: Ex-Digitalisierungsministerin Schramböck steigt bei Wiener KI-Startup ein". brutkasten (in German). brutkasten Media GmbH. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  9. ^ "Mülltrennung mit künstlicher Intelligenz gewinnt Innovationspreis" (in German). 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  10. ^ Wolfgang Franz/pi (2022-05-09). "Digital Impuls Award 2022: Gold für Brantner" (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  11. ^ "Constantinus Award". www.constantinus.net. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  12. ^ Nagarro. "Brantner Green Solutions und Miba AG gewinnen Innovationspreis von Google Cloud und Nagarro". www.nagarro.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  13. ^ Martin Szelgrad. "eAward 2022: Sternstunde der IT mit Spitzenprojekten aus Österreich und Deutschland" (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  14. ^ "Wirtschaftsminister Kocher zeichnet „Brantner AI and Robotic" mit dem Staatspreis Consulting 2022 aus" (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.